Dr. Sushanta Mitra, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and the Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), and the International Network of Sustainable Nanotechnology (N4SNano) team are working to bring the brightest minds together in environmental preservation for the 2025 Global Summit on sustainability that benefits communities worldwide.
The Global Summit kicked off at Waterloo during the pandemic. Therefore, it focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) #3: Good Health in August 2022. This summit was organized in a hybrid format with satellite events at the University of Sydney, Australia. In November 2023, the Global Summit took place at the University of Sydney, Australia, on Affordable and Clean Energy, focusing on UNSDG #7.
The 2025 conference takes place in Barcelona, Spain, bringing together experts from institutions across the globe. The conference will foster innovations in nanotechnology that serve society while addressing global challenges and align with Waterloo's Global Futures vision of shaping responsible, sustainable and socially viable technology.
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